This is a provisional programme and timings are subject to change.
Conference registration has now closed. For more information, contact [email protected]
Day 1 – Wednesday 5th February
| 10 am – 10.30 am | Registration and Refreshments |
| 10.30 am – 10.45 am | Welcome from Prof. Gary Bunt and Prof. Sariya Cheruvallil-Contractor (Digital British Islam Team) |
| 10.45 am – 11 am | Guest Welcome (TBC) |
| 11 am – 12.15 pm | Digital British Islam Plenary 1: Concepts and Methods (Chair: Hafza Iqbal) |
| 12.15 pm – 1.45 pm | Lunch |
| 1.45 pm – 3pm | Parallel Sessions 1 & 2 |
| Panel 1 – Online vs Offline: Challenges and Opportunities (Chair: Sadek Hamid) |
| Sofia Tsourlaki | Digital Reformation of Islam: The tip of the iceberg |
| Iman Dawood | Cyber Da‘wah: Salafis Bridging the Online/Offline Divide in the UK |
| Hafza Iqbal | Between the Digital Murid and Distant Murshid |
| Panel 2 – Identity and Community Formation (Chair: Gary Bunt) |
| Muhammad Nabil | Translocal/transnational Muslims: Telegram channels as newer diasporic-mediated spaces in Britain |
| Muhammad Salim | The impact of mobile apps on the daily socio-religious experiences of the Shia Ismaili Muslim community. |
| Sana Patel | Muslims Can Be Cool Too!: Humanizing Muslims in Times of Rising Islamophobia |
| 3 pm – 3.30 pm | Coffee Break |
| 3.30 pm – 5 pm | Coventry Cathedral Tour (optional) |
Day 2 – Thursday 6th February
| 9.30 am – 10 am | Refreshments |
| 10 am – 11.15 am | Digital British Islam Plenary 2: Findings (Chair: Talha Bhamji) |
| 11.15 am – 11.45 am | Coffee Break |
| 11.45 am – 12.45 pm | Roundtable Session on Digital Influence – Nafisa Bakkar and Hamza Tzortzis in conversation with Sadek Hamid and Khadijah Elshayyal |
| 12.45 pm – 1.45 pm | Lunch |
| 1.45 pm – 3 pm | Parallel Sessions 3 & 4 |
| Panel 3 – Religious Leadership and Authority (Chair: Alamgir Ahmed) |
| Riyaz Timol | Exploring the Digital in the Lives of British Imams |
| Frank Peter | Riba, Interest-Based Mortgage and Homeownership: Identifying (Re)configurations of Authority and Space in French Digital Debates |
| Talha Bhamji | Beyond Boundaries: Hijra Digitalised on Deoband Websites |
| Panel 4 – Art, Aesthetics and Visual Culture (Chair: Laura Jones) |
| Andrea Stanton | Mosques of Instagram: Visuality, Piety, Experience, and Agency |
| Sabah Uddin | Decolonizing the Muslim Self: Gen Z British Muslims ‘Talk-Back’ on Social Media |
| Reyhab Patel | Conceptualizing Muslim Futurism: Digital Art and Storytelling Amongst North American Muslims |
| 3 pm – 3.30 pm | Closing Thoughts |
| 3.30 pm – 4 pm | Coffee / Delegates Depart |
